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Jane's Addiction apologizes to fans for the fight on stage and cancels performance on reunion tour

One day after frontman Perry Farrell's violent outburst, Jane's Addiction apologizes.

The band posted a message on their Instagram stories on Saturday night acknowledging the onstage altercation at a recent performance.

“We would like to express our deepest apologies to our fans for the events of last night,” the message said.

At a September 13 performance in Boston, an aggressive Farrell punched guitarist Dave Navarro during a performance of the song “Ocean Size” (see video below).

Navarro, 57, stopped playing and apparently tried to calm the angry singer, but Farrell, 65, hit him.

Bassist Eric Avery and members of the crew then restrained Farrell and led him off the stage. The moment was captured in various fan videos posted on social media after the concert, which ended early at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston.

Jane's Addiction is currently in the middle of a reunion tour. The band played at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City on September 7th.

But Farrell's outburst causes the group to change their plans.

“For this reason, we will be canceling tomorrow night's show in Bridgeport,” the band said in their Instagram post, urging fans to request a refund at the point of purchase.

However, there are many more shows planned on the tour after Sunday's (September 15) date at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Jane's Addiction is scheduled to play Toronto on September 18, Rochester Hills, Michigan on September 20, Milwaukee on September 22, Chicago on September 24, Indianapolis on September 26, and then additional shows in Alabama, Missouri, Colorado, Utah, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and California through mid-October.

So far, the band has not cancelled any of these dates.

Jane's Addiction posted this message on Instagram Saturday night.Jane's Addiction via Instagram

The tour with the band Love and Rockets sees the band's classic lineup – Farrell, Navarro, Avery and drummer Stephen Perkins – reunited for the first time in 14 years.

Old rockers Farrell and Avery founded Jane's Addiction in Los Angeles in 1985.

The group's 1988 debut album, Nothing's Shocking, was nominated for a Grammy.

Farrell is also known for founding the music festival Lollapalooza with Perkins in 1991 and for forming the band Porno for Pyros in 1992 after the breakup of Jane's Addiction, which reformed with different members over the years.

In July, Jane's Addiction released the new song “Imminent Redemption,” the first with Avery since the Grammy-nominated 1990 album “Ritual De Lo Habitual,” which spawned hits such as “Stop!” and “Been Caught Stealing.”

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